std::tuple_size<std::tuple>

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Defined in header <tuple>

template< class T >
class tuple_size; /*undefined*/
(1)
template< class... Types >

class tuple_size<tuple<Types...> >

 : public std::integral_constant<std::size_t, sizeof...(Types)> { };
(2)
template< class T >

class tuple_size<const T>
 : public std::integral_constant<
             typename std::remove_cv<decltype(std::tuple_size<T>::value)>::type,

             std::tuple_size<Tp>::value> { };
(3)
template< class T >

class tuple_size< volatile T >
 : public std::integral_constant<
             typename std::remove_cv<decltype(std::tuple_size<T>::value)>::type,

             std::tuple_size<Tp>::value> { };
(4)
template< class T >

class tuple_size< const volatile T >
 : public std::integral_constant<
             typename std::remove_cv<decltype(std::tuple_size<T>::value)>::type,

             std::tuple_size<Tp>::value> { };
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Provides access to the number of elements in a tuple as a compile-time constant expression.

Contents

Inherited from std::integral_constant

Members

value a constant of type std::size_t and value sizeof...(Types)
(public static member constant)

[edit] Example

#include <iostream>
#include <tuple>
 
template<class T>
void test(T t)
{
    int a[std::tuple_size<T>::value]; // can be used at compile time
    std::cout << std::tuple_size<T>::value << '\n'; // or at run time
}
 
int main()
{
    test(std::make_tuple(1, 2, 3.14));
}

Output:

3

[edit] See also

get
accesses specified element
(function template)
tuple_element
obtains the type of the specified element
(class template specialization)
tuple_size (C++11)
obtains the size of a pair
(class template specialization)
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